Firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm building fire Saturday morning.

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Updated: 6:44 PM CDT Mar 27, 2017

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WEBVTT KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S CAMILA ORTIIS BACK LIVE WITH A CLOSER LOOKAT THE DAMAGE.COME CAMILA SIX BUSINESSES WERE: ACTUALLY CAUGHT UP IN THISFIRE HERE NEAR ABBOTT DRIVE ANDTHE STORZ EXPRESSWAY, INCLUDINGA DANCE STUDIO AND A COUPLEDELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTIONCOMPANIES.I'M STANDING ON THE BACKSIDE OFTHE BUILDING, WHERE YOU CANSEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE.A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN BOARDED UP,BUT YOU CAN NOTICE THE BURNTDOORWAYS AND PILES OF CHARREDDEBRIS.CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO FROMSATURDAY, THE FLAMES SO HOT, ITMELTED THE RUBBER SEALANT IN THEROOF, WHICH DRIPPED INTO THEBUSINESSES.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ISESTIMATING THE BLAZE CAUSEDAROUND $4 MILLION IN DAMAGE.CONTRACTORS AND RESTORATIONCREWS, WORKING TO SEAL THEBUILDING OF MONDAY.I TALKED TO ONE OF THE BUILDINGOWNERS WHO IS TRYING TO STAYPOSITIVE.>> THE BUILDING WE CAN REBUILD,BUT THE PEOPLE ARE A DIFFERENTSTORY.WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WASHURTCAMILA JIM RYAN TOLD ME THIS: AFTERNOON THAT THE PLAN IS TOREBUILD, HE AND THE OTHER OWNERSWANT TO GET THE SIX BUSINESSESBACK UP AND RUNNING AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE.NO WORD FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENTON WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE HEREYET.THAT'S STILL UNDERINVESTIGATION.

Two-alarm fire rages in business complex

Firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm building fire Saturday morning.

As a cold rain fell across Omaha, firefighters battled a brutal blaze in a business complex off Abbot drive and the Storz expressway. The call came in at 6:00 A. M. Saturday.

“First truck was actually just on the other side of the airport, they actually gave working fire as they pulled out of the bay,” Acting Battalion Chief Steve Thornburg said.

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Initially, crews ran inside the building, then- realized the inferno was burning too hot- and the roof could collapse.

"When they actually got here, there was some fire on the roof and smoke coming from the eves,” Thornburg said.

Twenty-five minutes in, the fire was raised to a second alarm, bringing in more crews. They went around to the back, fighting from outside the bays.

“Size of the building, and just to get enough manpower here to get it out. There was so much fire,” he said.

The back of the building shows just how hot the fire was as it raged. You can see extensive damage. One man said his business is "pretty much gone." The near-freezing temperatures and pouring rain proved a challenge for firefighters. But, after nearly an hour and a half, the fire was out.

“Everybody gets cold faster, and we have to rotate the crews and try to get them warmed up,” Thornburg said. “Sometimes, it’s better if they keep working instead of stop working because of the cold.”

Thankfully, no one was inside at the time, and no one was hurt.

Investigators are still trying to find out what sparked the fire.

Initial estimates from the Omaha Fire Department put the damage to the building and its contents around $4 million. Six businesses, including a dance studio, Metro Community College office space and a couple distribution companies, were affected and are currently not operational, owners said.

Monday, contractors and restoration crews worked to seal the building. One of the building owners, Jim Ryan, says the goal is to rebuild and get the businesses back up and running as quickly as possible.

"The building we can rebuild but the people are a different story, so we're fortunate that no one was hurt," Ryan said.